Ben, Kate, and Foster, the trio of friends from Starshine and Sunglow return in this satisfying sequel in which Ben finds a tiny creature in a ditch and is convinced he's stumbled upon something really big -- really big. It looks exactly like a baby dinosaur, but how can Ben be sure without letting the potentially explosive secret out? With help from Kate and Foster the answers begin to come together. But soon there's a new problem, and an even bigger challenge that will unite -- and galvanize -- the youngsters and their entire community.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Greenwillow Books .

P. I. Maltbie writes biographical stories and articles focusing on issues related to disabilities. Picasso and Minou was her first children's book. This book will be her second. Jos A. Smith is a well-known illustrator of numerous books for children, includes Abrams' Gregor Mendel and Circus Train. He is a professor of fine arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where he has taught drawing, painting, and figure sculpture. Betty Levin lives is a sheep farmer, border-collie trainer, and children's novelist. Her book The Trouble With Gramary , won the Judy Lopez Memorial Foundation Award. She has taught at Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature and the Radcliffe seminars. She was a founding member of the Board of Children's Literature, New England, and received the Hope S. Dean Memorial Award from the Foundation for Children's Books. She lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts.